ORAVI member Brim Aviation / Rescue Air Systems
is a utility helicopter organization serving US
and international clients. They will be hosting
our May 29th meeting and providing a facility
tour and an excellent company presentation on
their world-wide aviation operations.

They fly MD 500, MD 600, MD 902 series
aircraft and an Agusta 109 SP in use in a
very wide range of utility operations
including flying and hoisting Columbia River
Bar Pilots, fire suppression, construction,
training, photography,
air rescue and charter.

3:00pm Update on HB 2075 and
important aviation related bills currently in
the Oregon legislature.

There are currently twelve bills that would have
an impact on aviation. Four of these are of
interest to our members and ORAVI staff will do
an update on each.

We will focus on HB2075 aviation funding / fuel
tax bill which is currently moving ahead in
Salem with lobbying efforts by ORAVI, assisted
by OPA, EAA, AOPA, Oregon
Chamber of Commerce and others. This bill could
generate $10M per year of funding to ensure that
aviation remains a critical transportation and
economic development asset in Oregon.

3:30pm Trials,
Tribulations, Divots and Pivots.

Presentations by 5
Oregon aviation companies focused on the
critical success factors they experienced in
launching and sustaining their businesses. These
are not sales pitches, rather discussions of
business management experiences that will be of
benefit to ORAVI members

LEKTRO Inc. - Henry Balensifer
Tugging along since 1945. Pulling up from
electric golf carts to electric aircraft tugs
sold worldwide from their Astoria airport
location.Triggerfinger Software - Doug Naimo
Human interface challenges: Intuitive connection
of people to computers, avionics and the
internet of things.

Dave Sliwa - US Navy & Insitu
From tuna fishing with drones to fishing out the
bad guys in Iraq. UAS with US in the airspace.